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  • Review system information

  • Diagnose startup errors

  • Format hard disks

  • Perform diagnostics

  • Shut down and restart the cluster nodes

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Caution

Use the option to reformat all devices after verification With the System Menu, all discovered devices can be reformatted, including. the Swarm USB flash drive. Verify it is removed before choosing this option.

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Menu

Usage

System Information

1. Configuration - Displays the current node configuration. Press :  q to close.

2. Startup Errors - Displays the boot errors. This option displays only if errors appeared during boot-up.

Disk Volumes

Displays a list of all detected volumes of at least 8 GB in size.

Select a volume and enter one of the following:

  • F to format the volume

  • I to identify the volume by flashing its LED

  • ALL to perform F and I on all disks

Note

Caution

All discovered devices are reformatted, including the Swarm USB flash drive if selecting ALL and press F. Remove the USB flash drive before choosing this option.

Diagnostics 

Assists with gathering network and log information and provides utilities such as ping and traceroute

Select an option from the menu and follow the prompts on the screen to complete the tasks.

  1. Kernel log (dmesg)

  2. Systemd Unit Status

  3. Systemd journal

  4. Time synchronization (NTP)

  5. Top processes list

  6. Network Interfaces and Routes

  7. Ping a host

  8. Traceroute to a host

  9. Socket connections

  10. Network send/receive buffers

  11. ARP cache

System Control

Enables node management:

1. Reboot System - Restart the node.

2. Shutdown System - Shut down the node (stop all processes and power it off).

3. Stop Storage Processes - Stops the running Swarm processes so volumes can be reformatted if needed.

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